Sentences with phrase «from sacred sites»

continues through Aug. 29 at the David Filderman Gallery The exhibition showcases ancestral figures, ceremonial masks, warrior shields, ritualized practical objects sourced from sacred sites, and carved and painted wooden sculptures.

«SPIRIT AND IDENTITY: MELANESIA WORKS FROM THE HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY MUSEUM COLLECTION» continues through Aug. 29 at the David Filderman Gallery The exhibition showcases ancestral figures, ceremonial masks, warrior shields, ritualized practical objects sourced from sacred sites, and carved and painted wooden sculptures.

Connor's peripatetic practice demonstrates a longstanding interest in the relationship between systems of belief and the natural world, and has seen her photographing wide - ranging subjects, from sacred sites and intricately jagged cliff faces, to antique plate - glass negatives from San Jose's Lick Observatory and petrified bodies from the eruption of Mt. Vesuvius in Pompeii.

He fears that the genocide may sever Yezidis from their sacred sites in the Middle East forever.

Excellently located, just a stone's throw from the sacred site of Kalighat Kali Temple and Victoria Memorial Hall, The RegentaOrkos Kolkata features 67 well - appointed rooms, as well as a range of dining and banqueting facilities, and a modern spa and beauty salon.

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Shiite Muslims from Lebanon, Iraq and Iran have flooded into Syria to defend sacred sites and President Bashar al - Assad's embattled regime.

They also expressed their displeasure over Obama's decision to remove from his schedule a possible visit to Amritsar's Golden Temple, Sikhism's most sacred site.

This arose in the silversmith guild, which made silver replicas of the statue of Diana in the temple to be sold to visitors to that sacred site from all over the Hellenistic world.

By giving bin Laden's body a burial in the Arabian Sea, they prevented his followers from turning any specific site into a sacred place where they could visit his body and dedicate their own bodies to his cause.

«The environmental justice issues facing Native American communities range from direct environmental, public health, cultural and sacred sites impacts, to lack of meaningful involvement and fair treatment in the governmental decision - making processes,» according to an emailed response by the EPA's press office.

From April 2015 through November 2016 thousands of Native and non-Native water protectors converged on the plains of North Dakota to protect water, land, sacred sites, and tribal sovereignty with the rallying cry of Mni Wiconi (Water is Life).

During this 31 - day period, the family of the deceased is considered impure and must refrain from visiting sacred sites, performing religious ceremonies, giving alms or attending religious festivals.

We began by hiking a little way up the Inca trail (away from our ultimate destination) to a sacred site where we performed a beautiful ceremony to connect us with nature, set our collective intentions for our journey together, and celebrate the powerful mountain energy which surrounded us.

Enjoy extraordinary access to this iconic landmark and sacred aboriginal site from Longitude 131 °.

The Pisac Ruins are reputed to be the second most sacred site in Peru aside from Machu Picchu.

Japan • The sacred island of Okinoshima, which includes archaeological sites that provide a chronological record of the evolution of rituals performed there from the fourth to the ninth centuries.

It doesn't hurt that this sacred historic site is located in the Yucatan Peninsula, just a couple of hours drive from Cancun.

Oaks Bodhgaya is in easy reach from Bodhgaya's most sacred sites, including the Mahabodhi Temple — a UNESCO World Heritage site home to the famous Bodhi Tree, as well as the Great Buddha Statue.

Follow the cobbled paths that lead from your door to this resort's quiet places including the hidden herb gardens, an ancient «heiau» (ancient Hawaiian sacred site), and secluded tennis courts beyond a trellis of hanging flowers.

From all over the world, surfing enthusiasts flock to these beaches, like a sacred site, with their boards on their backs, their golden skin glistening and hearts full with a passion for the sea.

Seven sacred sites can be reached by foot from Amanfayun, including Lingyin Si, Temple of the Soul's Retreat, founded in the 4th century

One of Bali's most sacred sites of worship, Tanah Lot temple, is just a short distance up the coast from The Sahita.

To visit Machu Picchu, you can head out for day trips aboard the Vistadome train, which departs from Poroy station (15 minutes from Cusco) arriving at Aguas Calientes just at the foot of the sacred site.

While some may consider this popularity to be taking away from the lure of the sacred site, it's rare to stumble upon a traveller in Cusco who won't be heading in that direction.

The cathedral was built on the site of Inca Viracoca's former palace using cut down rocks from an Inca site in the sacred valley, showing both literal and symbolic dominance.

From its prime location at the base of the sacred Inca site, to its sophisticated interiors, the newly renovated Sumaq Machu Picchu Hotel blends Andean and European design elements.

Our trek will start with a gentle walk of a small ravine after 2 hours then we need to climb around 400 meters to the reach Pumamarka ruins, the walk from here is one hour to reach the Inca site of Huchuy Qosqo, recently restored by archaeologists, located at 3,450 mals from this point it is clear to see many beautiful mountains as Chicon, Pitusiray, Sawasiray, Waccaywilca or Veronica ancient sacred mountains «Apus» so respected and venerated by the locals Incas - Quechuas descendents living in this valleys for centuries.

As you peer into the sacred cenote, your guide explains how archeologists delved into this pilgrimage site and pulled out wood, shells, cloth, jewelry and the skeletons of men and children, confirming that the natural sinkhole indeed was once used as a human sacrifice site.Stand on one of the platforms at the colossal ball court where Mayans played sports, and have another person from your group whisper from 150 feet (46 meters) away.

Israel is the world's only Jewish democratic state and is home to sacred sites for Jews, Muslims and Christians, yet many go to Israel for its leisure and recreational activities — from nature spots to sunny beaches, diverse night life, first class diving and rich local and fusion cuisine.

Discover indigenous villages and atmospheric ruins aged over a thousand years old; gaze at the iconic pyramid of Chichen Itza, a New World Wonder as you explore the sacred site; observe diverse species of wildlife in protected and picturesque nature reserves; and learn fascinating facts about the Mayan empire from an engaging guide.

This resort is around 3 km from the best diving site in Tulamben, the beautiful water on Muntig Bay and the sacred mount Agung.

From historical sites to sacred mountains, Chinese artists of the Ming and Qing dynasties paid increasing attention to the geography, geology, and environmental conditions of memorable attractions.

Back in Manhattan, I relaxed in the plush screening room hidden within the Bumble and Bumble hair salon, where Rainer Judd was unspooling a sweet short about her father's transformation of Marfa, Texas, from a cattle town to a sacred art site.

For this exhibition, Giorno's personal shrine from his home, which is decorated with intricate brocade from the sacred pilgrimage site of Benaras in India, has been relocated to the gallery space.

For much of her career, Margo Sawyer's large - scale installations have emerged from observations of historic and contemporary sites of sacred architecture.

The third show in a series on Hudson River School paintings from the collection argues that the idea of an American landscape filled with «sacred» sites is as much a cultural invention as it is an accident of nature.

They depict the desert from above, its sacred sites and waterholes.

Native Americans from one the poorest reservations in the country are using cell phones, Twitter and Facebook to throw a flash mob in Times Square to save a sacred site in Arizona stolen by a multi-national mining company in Australia.

They say that the profits will go to the coal and railroad companies, while the pollution will effect us all and exacerbate climate change, and communities from Montana to the Pacific Northwest will be left to pay the price with damaged water, air, wildlife habitats, sacred cultural sites, landscapes, and livelihoods.

Moreover, given the severe and permanent nature of the harm that accrues from the destruction of sacred sites, it will be difficult for the government to justify such an infringement in the absence of an urgent, overriding public purpose (eg the construction of a fire break to prevent the imminent spread of a forest fire, where there is no possible alternate location).

In this case, this means that the government must refrain from acting in a way that will destroy the sacred site of the Ktunaxa and their inseparable link between the land and their spirituality.

Government should take immediate steps, in cooperation with the indigenous peoples concerned, to identify sacred and ceremonial sites, including burial sites, healing places, and traditional places of teaching, and to protect such places from unauthorised entry or use and from deterioration.

A basic difficulty arises from the fact that, under some laws, Aboriginals have to prove the religious significance of sites and their importance; partly this is difficult owing to different approaches by different Aboriginal groups to sacred sites and to the fact that knowledge of the sites is restricted to a few gender - specific individuals and partly it conflicts with some Aboriginal values and customs, including the importance given to secrecy.

The amendments to the NTA will make it more difficult to protect important cultural and sacred sites from mining and other developments, to undertake ceremonies, to instruct children in culture and law and to carry out traditional activities such as camping, hunting and fishing.

Protection of Indigenous heritage thus requires much more than the protection of «sacred sites» in isolation from the culture that gives them meaning.